Three Belgian soldiers were raced to hospital after a ‘shooting incident’ during a military exercise in Scotland.
Belgium’s defence ministry said on 15 people in total were injured ‘when something went wrong’.
It said in a statement on Monday: ‘They received first aid and were then transferred to a local hospital. In addition, a dozen soldiers suffered hearing damage.’
The ministry did not give more detail on their condition.
It added: ‘An investigation has been launched to find out the exact circumstances of the incident.’
Three Belgian soldiers were hospitalised Monday after being wounded in a ‘shooting incident’ during a military exercise in Scotland, Belgium’s defence ministry said (stock image)
The ministry said that the families of the injured soldiers had been informed of the incident.
The soldiers were from Belgium’s 3rd parachute battalion and were taking part in the Red Condor exercise supported by Britain’s defence ministry.
In a social media post, Belgium’s Defence Minister, Theo Francken: said: ‘They were on an exercise and something went wrong.
‘We do everything to train, train and protect our personnel as best we can, but sometimes things don’t go as planned.’
